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Countries' Biggest Cities with Exceptions

Guess each country's most populous city that: is not the capital; has not hosted a World Cup match (Men's or Women's); and has not hosted the Olympics (Summer or Winter).
As of January 2024 according to citypopulation.de
Quiz by barmanitan
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Last updated: January 16, 2024
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First submittedJanuary 15, 2024
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1. Japan
Osaka
Tokyo
Nagoya
Saitama
2. Russia
Kazan
Saint Petersburg
Moscow
Novosibirsk
3. Canada
Toronto
Quebec City
Edmonton
Calgary
4. South Africa
Evaton
Soshanguve
Cape Town
Pretoria
5. Australia
Perth
Newcastle
Gold Coast
Sydney
6. Argentina
San Miguel de Tucumán
San Juan
Córdoba
Rosario
7. United Kingdom
Leeds
Birmingham
Glasgow
Belfast
8. Egypt
Alexandria
Cairo
Port Said
Suez
9. China
Guangzhou
Wuhan
Changsha
Shenzhen
10. Mexico
Puebla
Tijuana
Cancún
Guadalajara
11. Indonesia
Surabaya
Bandung
Jakarta
Palembang
12. Uruguay
Rivera
Melo
Montevideo
Salto
13. New Zealand
Dunedin
Tauranga
Christchurch
Auckland
14. Sweden
Uppsala
Gothenburg
Lund
Västerås
15. United States
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Austin
Chicago
2 Comments
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Level 88
Jan 16, 2024
This is a very tricky quiz! Made me look up locations of several cities named. Thank you.
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Level 82
Jan 16, 2024
Thanks haha, although looking again made me realise I forgot to randomise the choices. Maybe doesn't matter as much when you only see the answers at the end I guess.

But yes I learned of a couple places making it, South Africa surprised me!